Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age. It is listed as a scheduled monument. The name Maiden Castle is not unique to the site and occurs in several other places in Britain and probably means a "fortification that looks impregnable" or one that has never been taken in battle.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow”, “Maiden Castle, North Yorkshire”, and “Maiden Castle, Swaledale”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swaledale Museum and Church of St Andrew.
Swaledale Museum
Museum
Photo: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Swaledale Museum is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Maiden Castle.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Andrew, Grinton, is the parish church for the village of Grinton in North Yorkshire, England. The grade I listed structure has also been called The Cathedral of the Dales, and as the only parish church in Upper Swaledale, it was at the end of the Swaledale Corpse Way, where those who had died in the upper valley, were brought for burial. Church of St Andrew is situated 1½ miles east of Maiden Castle.
Calver Hill
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is composed of limestone and is situated at grid reference NZ012003, near where the valleys of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale meet, the village of Reeth is located on its lower south-eastern slopes, it reaches an altitude of 487 metres and is a distinguished feature in mid Swaledale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Healaugh and Reeth.
Healaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Charles Rawding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Healaugh is a small village in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. part of the county of North Yorkshire, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth.
Reeth
Village
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reeth is a village 11 miles west of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England, in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is the principal settlement of upper Swaledale.
Fremington
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fremington is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is almost joined to Reeth and Grinton. It is split into Low Fremington, which is built along the B6270, and High Fremington, which is a scattering of houses running up towards Fremington Edge. Fremington is situated 1½ miles east of Maiden Castle.
Maiden Castle
Latitude
54.37824° or 54° 22′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.96702° or 1° 58′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6W92HM+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 39969386OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6735362
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In Other Languages
“Maiden Castle” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “טירת מיידן”
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